Re: Oil consumption by brand

["Diana and Mike Kohlbrenner" <kohlbren-m-d@xxxxxxx>]

- -----Original Message-----
From: BMWracing9@domain.elided <BMWracing9@domain.elided>


> I do tilt my car too... and it is more than 1 qt of oil
> left in there.. i only wait about 1 hour, and then i
> need 7 qts to refill.. i have an e36 325, when the
> dealer used to do it, they would only put in 5 qts
> max... the 7 qts is not to the full line but right in
> between...
> so, i guess it does make a difference, what's the
> point of contaminating the new oil...

I'm surprised that keeping the car level while
draining would mean leaving a quart or more in the
engine.  If that is the case, however, then I can
certainly understand going through this process.

I'll have to try it on my car next time around.

Thanks,
Mike

------------------------------